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Apple vs Spotify, who has more subscribers? 08 August 2017
In the realm of music streaming services, it all drills down to the number of subscribers. Spotify’s 60 million subscribers clearly wins over Apple Music’s 27 million. As per TechCrunch, Spotify has acquired more subscribers in a shorter duration compared … Continue reading
Increasing listeners in China have begun to pay for online music subscription 27 July 2017
In China out of the 600m Chinese who listen to music online, only 20m have a paid subscription that typically costs between 8 and 12 yuan (between $1.2 and $1.8) a month. Rest of the listeners don’t pay anything for … Continue reading
Streaming services preferred means of listening to music for Americans 24 July 2017
Music streaming has become hugely popular in the U.S primarily due to convenience. Americans streamed 284.7 billion on-demand music streams (including video) in the first 6 months of 2017 as per Nielsen data. Assuming that 1,500 streams is the equivalent … Continue reading
Future of Music Streaming 21 July 2017
There has been a great evolution in the way people consume music, from buying CDs to downloading songs to paying a monthly subscription for online music streaming services. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, last year, for the … Continue reading
Six-month free Apple Music offered by EE 17 July 2017
Ever since Three made an announcement that it was zero-rating data for popular video streaming services like Netflix, it has influenced other operators to provide free access to services as well. For instance, Virgin Mobile added Twitter to the list … Continue reading
Spotify to collaborate with Mighty Audio 14 July 2017
Mighty audio which is a startup that created the first of its kind on-the-go streaming music player announced a partnership with Spotify. It is redefining the music player taking advantage of Spotify’s vast library of content. Spotify playlists will be … Continue reading
On-demand audio streaming reaches a record high, up 62% 12 July 2017
Apple Music has enabled U.S audio streaming hit a record high of 7.5B weekly streams as per Nielsen’s mid-year report on the music industry as per March stats. On-demand audio streaming rose by 62.4% year-on-year. There have been 184.3 billion … Continue reading
Spotify researching on voice dictation and commands driven driving mode 10 July 2017
Spotify is conducting tests on a driving mode that hopes to make listening on the go safer. The mode is launched by clicking a little car icon on the bottom left of the normal Spotify song UI. A little intro … Continue reading
Music video streams fizzles out next to audio streaming 07 July 2017
Music consumption in the US rose by 9.9% in the first half of 2017 as per an analysis from BuzzAngle. As per its Mid Year 2017 report, the key trends include a 58.5% increase in audio streams, 29.5% growth in … Continue reading
Apple Music reduces its subscription price 04 July 2017
Apple Music has slashed it’s subscription down to $8.25 a month, nearly a $1.75 cheaper than the standard $9.99 monthly subscription which was the earlier pricing for Apple Music as well as it’s two main competitors namely Spotify and Pandora. … Continue reading
